st. Lawrence High School A JESUIT CHRISTIAN MINORITY INSTITUTION Work Sheet 10 – 2020 Class-12D

Sub: History. Chapter 3-Nature of the Colonial Dominance. Sub Topic- as a Colonial State – Results and Significance of the F.M-15 Dt-13.5.2020

Answer the following questions. (MCQ) (1×15=15)

1. Who discovered the sea route to India? a. Columbus b. Vasco Da Gama c. Magellan d. Amerigo Vespucci

2. The first English settlement in India was at a. Surat b. Calcutta c. Calicut d. Goa

3. The foundation of Calcutta happened in the year a. 1678 b. 1690 c. 1677 d. 1632

4. The triangular trade in India existed between a. India, Japan and France b. India, China and Britain c. China, Russia and Britain d. Egypt, France and Britain

5. The Nawab of Bengal became virtually independent of the Mughal control from the time of a. b. Babur c. Murshid Quli Khan d. Akbar

6. Sirajuddaullah was the son of a. Amina Begum b. Amira Begum c. Ghasiti Begum d. Anar Begum 7. Fort William was built in the year a. 1696 b. 1657 c. 1687 d. 1654

8. The British had sheltered the enemy of Nawab Sirajuddaullah named a. Krishnaballav b. Krishnaswami c. Krishnadev d. Krishnadevaraya

9. Nawab Sirajuddaullah occupied Calcutta on a. 17th June 1756 b. 16th June 1756 c. 13th June 1765 d. 16th June 1757

10. Sirajuddaullah signed the Treaty of Alinagar with the British on a. February 1757 b. March 1767 c. March 1778 d. March 1757

11. The British did not send gifts to Sirajuddaullah on his a. Coronation b. Birth c. Death d. Thread Ceremony

12. The English were misusing the a. Coupons b. Tokens c. Dastaks d. License

13. Who was heading the English during the Battle of Plassey? a. Robert Clive b. Robert das c. Robert James d. Robert Ghosh

14. The treacherous commander of the army of Sirajuddaullah was a. Mir Kasim b. Mir Jana c. d. Mir Jhumma 15. The drain of wealth from Bengal after the Battle of Plassey is known as a. Plassey drain b. Plassey drainage c. Plassey wealth d. Plassey plunder

Teacher – Jayashree Sherpa